Two historic bills that expand affordable access to Medicare Supplement Insurance coverage, otherwise known as Medigap, have passed with overwhelming support in the states of Nevada and Texas this legislative session. Both bills provide affordable access to Medigap plans for dialysis patients who are under age 65.
Sponsored and championed by Nevada State Senator, Roberta Lange (D-NV-7) and signed at the beginning of June by Governor Joe Lombardo (R-NV) Senate Bill 292 guarantees access to affordable Medigap coverage to Nevadans who are under age 65 and on dialysis. SB 292 fills a devastating gap in Medicare coverage for Nevadans who had neither access to employer based private insurance coverage nor Medicaid.
Under Texas State Representative Ryan Guillen’s (R-TX-31) steadfast leadership, House Bill 2516 became public law this past weekend. This critical legislation guarantees that individuals under age 65 with End Stage Renal Disease or ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis or Lou Gehrig’s disease), have access to affordable Medigap coverage. Prior to the passage of HB 2516, many Texans were priced out of Medigap coverage as a result of prohibitively high premiums.
To learn more about these life-changing bills, please click here for Nevada Senate Bill 292 and here for Texas House Bill 2516.
